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Manhattan University Athletics

2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Mike Slade
Mike Slade

35 Nikki Prestiano

35 Nikki Prestiano

  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Yorktown
  • Hometown:
    Yorktown Heights, NY

Summary

Biography

2019: Named All-MAAC Second Team after going 11-6 with a MAAC-best 9.16 GAA (10th NCAA)…Also ranked third in the league with a .475 save percentage…Earned three MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (DPOW) honors … Earned her first MAAC DPOW accolade after allowing just four goals, making eight saves and scooping up a season high seven ground balls in victory over La Salle (2/23)… Picked up her second MAAC Defensive Player of the Week honor after surrendering just four goals while stopping seven shots in a 7-4 win over CCSU (3/6)…Received her third MAAC Defensive Player of the Week award following a pair of wins over Iona (4/10) and Quinnipiac (4/13)…Earned the win in a dominating 13-4 defeat of Sacred Heart (3/9)…Made 11 saves and grabbed three ground balls to help secure an 8-6 win over Siena (3/30)… Recorded a season high 17 saves and snagged four ground balls to earn her school-record matching 11th victory of the season at Niagara (4/20)…Opened the year with an 11-save performance against Vermont (2/18)… Stopped 11 shots in a win over LIU-Brooklyn (2/27).

2018: Started all 16 games in the cage...Ranked fifth in the MAAC with an 11.39 GAA...Also compiled a .444 save percentage, making 140 saves...Made eight saves and collected five ground balls in the season opener at Mount St. Mary's on February 17...Locked in six saves, a season-high six ground balls and allowed just two goals for her first win of the season against Presbyterian on February 19...Recorded 12 saves at Lafayette on February 28...Exploded against Vermont with a career-high 19 saves (T-6th most in a NCAA D1 game that year) and allowed a measly seven goals in a road win on March 3...Allowed a career-low one goal while stopping six shots to beat Wofford in Riverdale on March 10...Denied 13 Niagara shots at home on April 7...Made an impressive 16 saves while allowing just seven goals in a comeback win against Iona on April 11...Added nine saves and nine goals allowed while moving into fourth place on Manhattan's all-time saves list in a win over Siena on April 14...Named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week for those efforts on April 16...Completed her season with a nine-save effort in the 2018 finale against Fairfield on April 25.

2017: Started all 16 games in goal…Finished third in the MAAC in save percentage (.469) while also ranking fourth in the league in saves per game (10.00) and fifth in goals against average (11.67)…Recorded 14 saves in the season opener against Army West Point on Feb. 18…Stopped 13 shots against Lafayette on March 8…Tallied six saves and allowed just three goals to earn the win against Saint Mary’s on March 12…Notched eight saves and three ground balls at Rutgers on March 15…Registered 12 saves in a 15-12 victory at LIU Brooklyn on March 18…Posted 10 saves in the 10-5 triumph at Sacred Heart on March 29…Named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on April 17 after earning back-to-back victories over Iona (April 12) and Siena (April 15)…Made 11 saves, including two late in regulation to keep the game tied, and picked up five ground balls in the 10-9 double-overtime triumph against Iona, then had another 11-save effort at Siena…Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover at Monmouth on April 19.

2016: Served as the Jaspers’ primary goalkeeper, making 16 appearances between the pipes and recording four wins…Also tied for third on the squad with 30 ground balls…Named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven saves in the season-opening 14-9 victory at Army West Point on Feb. 12…..Earned the win in Manhattan’s 12-11 overtime win over UMass Lowell on Feb. 24…Corralled three ground balls and added six saves in a 9-8 triumph at Central Connecticut on March 16…Stopped six New Hampshire shots in a 13-11 victory at Gaelic Park on March 19…Picked up three ground balls against Siena on April 2…Posted nine saves and four ground balls against Monmouth on April 6…Collected four ground balls against Niagara on April 16…Tallied 10 saves at Iona on April 20…Registered a season-high 11 saves in the season finale at Fairfield on April 27.

Before Manhattan: Received the Yorktown Sportsmanship Award as a senior at Yorktown High School…Named honorable mention all-section after both her junior and senior campaigns…A five-time all-section selection in skiing…Also played goalkeeper for the field hockey team.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Carol…Has two brothers, Ryan and Brad...Graduated with degrees in marketing and finance…Born on September 4, 1997.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2016Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'5"
    35
  • 35

    2017Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'5"
    35
  • 35

    2018Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'5"
    35
  • 35

    2019Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'5"
    35
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